The WLAN module worked with a driver from Lenovo, even though it was intended for another device.We were able to use the Ethernet port with the driver from the provided DVD.
We tried to install Windows 7 SP1: Windows 7 does not provide the drivers for the two GPUs, the chipset, the WLAN module, Ethernet or USB 3.0, but all drivers are available. Users can use Windows 7 as well, but you will have to search for the drivers yourself. We recommend Windows 8 or 8.1 since Lenovo provides drivers for these operating systems and the scope of delivery even includes a DVD with drivers for Windows 8. However, the installation of a current Windows OS is no problem. Our review unit uses FreeDos as the operating system. The according information can be found in the review of the G700. We will therefore not cover the case, the connectivity, the input devices or the speakers in this review. Lenovo uses the same chassis for the G710 as it did for the G700. Instead of a Sandy Bridge processor ( Core i3-2370M ), the notebook is now equipped with an Ivy Bridge CPU ( Core i3-3110M F75VC-TY142H around 500 Euros, ~$675). We use the HP Pavilion 17-e054sg ( AMD A10-5750M, Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics ) and Asus F75VC-TY088H ( Core i3-2370M, GeForce GT 720M ) for comparison, but the latter is not available anymore in our review configuration. The biggest change of the G710 compared to the G700 is the replacement of the Ivy Bridge CPUs with Haswell models. We just reviewed a device from the predecessor-series Lenovo G700 ( Pentium 2020M, HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)) a couple of months ago. Depending on the hardware equipment, the prices of the various configurations are between 400 and 800 Euros (~$540 and ~$1080). You can choose between simple notebooks for text editing and web browsing or powerful devices with a Core i7 processor and a GeForce GPU. Lenovo offers 17.3-inch notebooks with its G710 series, which is supposed to satisfy a large audience.
If your device is not listed in the above support documents, you can still manually force the upgrade by following the steps outlined in our dedicated article.For the original German review, see here. If your device is listed as compatible and there are no known upgrade block, you should be able to download and install Windows 10 version 2004 by checking for the upgrade manually in the Settings app. Lenovo recommends users to roll back to the older version of Windows 10 such as the November 2019 Update.
Windows Update displays a yellow warning mark on the disk drive.This can be fixed by updating the driver in Device Manager. Think UltraNav device driver causes the error “Failed to load Apoint.DLL, Alps Pointing device application has stopped”.Lenovo has also published a list of compatible devices and the company has acknowledged additional device-specific issues with May 2020 Update:
You can find the full list of the tested devices in the support document linked above.
Now, Dell and Lenovo have published their own documentation to confirm a list of systems that have been tested for May 2020 Update.Īccording to support document published on Dell's website, Dell has tested May 2020 Update with Alienware Desktop, Alienware Notebook, Inspiron Desktop, Inspiron Notebook, XPS Desktop, XPS Notebook, Vostro Desktop, Vostro Notebook, Latitude Optiplex, Precision Workstation, Mobile Precision, and select Embedded Box PCs. Likewise, Microsoft is also blocking the upgrade on devices using certain versions of Conexant ISST audio drivers. For example, the upgrade is blocked on systems with using a monitor with VRR plugged into an Intel (iGPU) display adapter. Microsoft has already published a long list of issues in Windows Update (version 2004) and reasons for the upgrade block. Microsoft said that they are throttling the rollout of the update to reduce compatibility issues and it could take some time to arrive on your PC due to the phased nature of the rollout. Windows Update started rolling out to mainstream customers on May 27, but the update is not available for everyone.